***OFFICIAL JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY CLASS OF 2019 RD RESULTS***

Colleges and Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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Decision: Accepted!!!

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: 2180 (M: 800, CR: 660, W: 720); technically it’s 2190 if we’re being picky here because CR score was actually 670 when I took it in January but I didn’t send my January scores :blush:
[] ACT: Didn’t take. Kinda wish I did though!
[] SAT II: Math II: 800, Bio M: 760 (Retook these from my original scores which were both 40 points lower)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 woot woot
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/120 (I go to a private school so my grade is pretty small)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Nope
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Math HL, Biology HL, English HL, History HL, Chemistry SL, French SL (Predicted: 43/45)
[] Senior Year Course Load: See above
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] International awards for math and writing competitions, Top IB Student Award, A LOT of school awards from Gr. 9 - 12[/li]
Subjective:

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[] Extracurriculars: Head of science club, Director of science organization, Head of math club, Volunteering at soup kitchen and at hospital, Volunteering for the homeless Humanitarian trip overseas (helped to immunize babies), Director of a bunch of fundraisers, Internship at business start-up, Shadowed a medical doctor at clinic, etc. (this is just a general overview of what I did!)
[] Job/Work Experience: I included some job/work experiences above.
[] Volunteer/Community service: See above.
[] Essays: Common App Essay: 10/10 (About overcoming my fear of public speaking), JHU Essay: 9-10/10 (really showed my curiosity for learning and my love for biology) :smile:
[] Teacher Recommendations: Teacher Recommendation #1 (Foreign Lang.): 10/10 (Honestly, she is the best teacher ever and seriously, she’s great); Teacher Recommendation #2 (Math): 8/10 (Wrote the letter the day before it was due…like wtf; but he’s okay I guess :wink: )
[] Counselor Rec: Counselor: 9-10/10 (I have a really awesome counselor who really tried to make the letter personal and special! - love her :smile: )
[] Additional Rec: Nope
[] Interview:[/ul] Didn’t get one.
Other

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[] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[] Country (if international applicant): CANADA (where the polar bears roam)
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: I’m Asian. Nuff said.
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Nada
Reflection

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[] Strengths: I think that my EC’s were very strong as well as my grades. I’ve consistently maintained a 4.0 UW GPA throughout high school. As well, I think that my passion (don’t use this word in your essays :wink: ) for helping people really shone through in my essays as well as my curiosity for learning! :smile:
[] Weaknesses: Could it be any more obvious? My SAT score (achem CR cough cough). I’m an INTERNATIONAL ASIAN FEMALE. I repeat, an INTERNATIONAL ASIAN FEMALE (WITH A LOW SAT SCORE). LIKE WHAT IS LIFE. I admit I never studied particularly hard for the SAT’s, which is something I regret a bit because I know I could have gotten 2250+. But I think my high score in the Math section of the SAT as well my high scores in my Math II and Bio M SAT II scores really showed off my area of expertise.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It just goes to show how extremely random the entire admit process is, though I couldn’t be any happier! :blush:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Accepted: Johns Hopkins University (JHU), Duke University, UCLA, UCSD, Waitlisted: UChicago, Berkeley, Rejected: Northwestern, Still waiting for them ivies![/li]General Comments: PEOPLE: YOUR SAT SCORES DO NOT DEFINE YOU AND THEY ARE NOT EVERYTHING. However, it’s definitely true that the higher your scores are, the better. I thought my chances of getting in were very very low (intl students uhhh 5% acceptance rate maybe?) since most asians who apply have stellar SAT reasoning scores and especially since this year’s applicant pool was the “strongest in the university’s history”). I thought my CR score would bring me down but it didn’t! I’m still a bit confused as to how I got into both Duke and JHU but waitlisted from Berkeley … But nevertheless, I’m super happy! All those applying to JHU in the future: Have really strong EC’s with leadership positions and maintain a high GPA (you don’t have to have a 4.0 GPA but work hard!), make your essays stellar (some people worked on them from like 4 months but I wrote mine in a day and then spent less than a week editing them), and show them that you will contribute to the JHU community!!! :smiley: The adcom seems also to be super into people who show that they have a true curiosity for learning (aka people who are inquirers) so definitely factor that into your essays. Good luck guys! GO BLUE JAYS GO!

Feel free to message me if you guys have any questions! :smile:

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**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2270
[] ACT (breakdown): 35
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 780 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/~400
[] AP (place score in parentheses): AP World (5), AP US (5), AP Bio (5), AP Stats (5), AP Micro Econ (5), AP Lit (3), AP Physics B (4)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lang, AP Calc BC, AP Chem, College Gov
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]

[list]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Track, Mu Alpha Theta (President), School Orchestra (Concert Master), School Newspaper (Editor in Chief), NHS (Secretary), Math newspaper (editor, publisher, writer)
[] Job/Work Experience: Kumon for 1 year
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~120 hours
[] Summer Activities: None really
[] Essays: Common App: 8/10, Johns Hopkins essay 6/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: Bio Teacher: 8 Math Teacher: 9
[] Counselor Rec:8 or 9
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[] Supplementary Material:

[list]Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Y
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Low
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]

[list]Reflection
[] Strengths: GPA, ECs
[] Weaknesses: Essay
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Good GPA and EC’s, I had a set goal and followed it
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

can someone tell me how to get the [*] into bullets?

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**Decision: Accepted

Objective:

  SAT I (breakdown): 2080 (720 CR, 680 M, 680 W) 
  ACT (breakdown): N/A
  SAT II: 760 Bio (I cried so many tears of joy), 650 Math II (this was a struggle) 
  Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
  Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/421
  AP (place score in parentheses): World History (3), Calc AB (4), Biology (5)
  IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
  Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, Advanced Choir, Master Tutor/Aide for AP Biology, AP English Lit,          Innovation Class, AP Psychology, AP Physics, College Sociology 
  Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, Carson Scholar Candidate, an award for women with achievements in math and science

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Math Honor Society (VP), National Honor Society, Foreign Language Club, Book Club, Fellowship of Christian Students, Rec Basketball.
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: About 100+ hours volunteering at the local hospital, regular church volunteering events, Counselor for a summer program for students interested in biomedical sciences
Summer Activities: 2 summer programs on Biomedical Sciences at local universities
Essays: Supplement focused on balance home and school life, the school specific one focused on why I wanted to be in their engineering program and the aspects of the school’s social scene that I thought I could be a part of.
Teacher Recommendation: AP Bio Teacher; probably a 10/10 because she really liked me as a student and I help her with her classes now. AP Calc Teacher; 7/10 she was extremely kind but she didn’t really know me well.
Counselor Rec: 9/10 really nice counselor that cared
Additional Rec: none
Interview: I knew I forgot something…
Supplementary Material: none

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: YES that tuition won’t pay itself!
State (if domestic applicant): rather not say
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: About 1600 students
Ethnicity: who cares tho
Gender: Female
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Average middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection
Strengths: God must really like me? My essays were really involved, I tried to give them a look into my life and how I could transition into their school. I have a rigorous course load and I’m in a program that focuses on the medical field.
Weaknesses: My test scores (you people are amazing), lots of EC but few leadership positions?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Jesus descended from heaven and allowed me to be admitted. I’m pretty sure that’s what happened.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to 2 state universities, waiting on the Ivy Leagues now!

**General Comments: **
I did not think I would get in. I planned to frame my rejection letter and use it to motivate me in some way. But JHU said yes and now my decision is getting a lot more complicated. Love the school but the money is an issue. Congratulations to those who are accepted! To waitlisted or deferred-- the best of luck, you will be great wherever you go!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

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[] SAT I: Didn’t send
[] ACT: 34C
[] SAT II: Math II 780, Biology E 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 (W 4.182 - 4.25 Max at school)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):6/330
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): ESS (6), Math SL (6)
[] Senior Year Course Load: HL 2 English, HL2 History, SL Spanish 5, AP Chem, AP Calc BC, HL2 Art, TOK
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Global Visionaries Travel Scholarship to Berlin (I doubt this is major, but it was a national applicant pool), NSLI-Y Scholarship Semifinalist (Now a finalist - going to China for 6 weeks this summer!) [/ul]
Subjective:

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[] Extracurriculars:Ambassadors (District Representative and Trainer), Global Visionaries-service and travel group (Executive Board Member and Communications Director), NHS-comparitively active in my school (President), Founded tutoring program at nearby K-12 school) Service Club (Service Coordinator), Investment Club (Founder and President), bunch of other minor stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 years at fast food place
[] Volunteer/Community service: Probably a total of 1200ish hours or more
[] Essays: Commonapp Essay was really good (9-10)
[] Teacher Recommendations:Teacher Rec #1: English teacher (10 - was incredible); Teacher Rec #2: Bio and ESS teacher (8-9)
[] Counselor Rec: I don’t know. Somewhat generic I’m sure, but I know my counselor well (7?)
[] Additional Rec:Chem teacher (8-9) - All the teachers let me read them
[] Interview:Really good, she was very nice and we had a lot in common [/ul]
Other

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[] State (if domestic applicant): Colorado
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Middle Class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope [/ul]
Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: My general essay and maybe community service
[] Weaknesses: ACT score, it’s not as great as others’. SAT II’s were also comparatively weak. No national awards, Not really recognized ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really don’t know how I got in.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Duke, Johns Hopkins, NYU, UC Berkeley, BU with Presidential Scholarship and Kilachand Honors College, Northeastern with Deans Scholarship, URochester; Rejected: UChicago, Columbia ED, Stanford, Swarthmore; Waitlisted: Northwestern[/ul]
General Comments:

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**Decision: Accepted (with Bloomberg)

Objective:
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (750M - one sitting)
[]ACT (breakdown): 35 (36R, 36E, 35M, 33S, 11E - one sitting)
[]SAT II: 750 USH, 780 Chem, 800 Math 2
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 (1 B in AP Physics 1st semester)
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/533
[]AP (place score in parentheses): 4s in World History, Physics B, Chem; 5s in Calc BC, APUSH, AP Lang
[]IB (place score in parentheses): none
[]Senior Year Course Load: GaTech Calc II/III, AP Computer Science A, AP Biology, AP Lit/Comp, AP Macro/Microeconomics, Chamber Choir
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar w/Distinction, Agnes Scott Book Award, UGA Certificate of Merit, High School STAR Student[/li]
[/list][ b]Subjective:**
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Chamber Choir (9-12, Co-Pres 12, VP 11), Mock Trial (9-12, Co-Pres 11-12, Lead Pros Attorney 11-12), “This Song Is Your Song” (service project - founder/organizer 11-12) Model UN (11-12, Treasurer 11, VP 12), NHS (11-12), Suzuki Piano (14 years), Voice (10 years)
[]Job/Work Experience: Math Tutor at Mathnasium (May 2013-present), teaching piano to younger studio members (Summer 2014), private tutoring (mainly math - summer 2013-present)
[]Volunteer/Community service: “This Song Is Your Song”, NHS - tutoring, Pennies for Patients, FIRST Robotics Volunteer
[]Summer Activities: Yale Young Global Scholars (Summer 2014), Auburn Summer Experience (Summer 2013), Mathnasium, “This Song Is Your Song”
[]Essays: CA about “ethnic struggle” but very unique way of telling it (9/10). Hopkins essay was phenomenal (10/10)
[]Teacher Recommendation: APUSH teacher (7/10), AP Lit teacher (10/10)
[]Counselor Rec: probably kind of generic (7/10)
[]Additional Rec: Employer (8.5/10)
[]Interview: none
[]Supplementary Material: sent in supplements for piano and voice, probably helped (8/10)

[/list][ b]Other**
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Y
[]State (if domestic applicant): GA
[]School Type: Large, on-par public
[]Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): <$100k
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none (anti-hooks tbh)[/li]
[/list]Reflection
[]Strengths: Passionate about everything I do, music involvement, supplements, recs, grades/scores
[]Weaknesses: lack of any super major awards, ECs could be seen as a little generic, no interview
[]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly I think my Hopkins essay pushed me in. It was quirky, creative, and showed that I was a good fit for the school, and that I would take advantage of Hopkins’ resources. I was extremely proud of it. My CA essay probably also helped.
[]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Dartmouth (w/likely), Hopkins, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, William&Mary (full ride finalist), Fordham Honors, GaTech, UGA Honors. Waitlisted: WashU, GWU. Still waiting: Yale, Columbia

[/list]General Comments: congrats to everyone who got in - hope to see you at SOHOP!

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**Decision: Accepted]

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
[] ACT (breakdown): 34C 35E 31M 35R 35S 8 Writing
[] SAT II: 730 BioE 730 Lit 740 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83UW 4.76 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5: USH, EnviSci, Lang, US Gov, Comp Gov, Macro Econ 4: Bio, Micro Econ
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Euro, rest are honors Spanish, Calc, English, Physics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Won a national philosophy writing contest

[/list]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Young Democrats(Pres), Investment Club (Communications Officer), FBLA (Secretary), Environmental Club (VP), JSA (VP, regional elected official), Model UN, Debate (Lincoln-Douglas and Ethics Bowl), Philosophy Club, Key Club, NHS, TEDx
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked at a grocery stores for 5-6 months
[] Volunteer/Community service: 3 summer volunteering at city hospital, various volunteering for my clubs
[] Summer Activities: Intern for a congressional campaign, Team Leader for hospital high school volunteer
[] Essays: Common App 8/10 but I just reread it and thought it was really pretentious; Supplement 10/10 I wrote about how Hopkins will fulfill my children dream of ruling the world. Looking back it was kind of risky, but I still really liked it
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read them but at least 7/10 each?
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read but should be average
[] Additional Rec: From my field organizer during my internship, but I forget if I sent that to Hopkins or not
[] Interview: Really good! Lasted over an hour.
[] Supplementary Material: Forgot to send my resume (I forget a lot of things)

[/list][ b]Other**
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, got around 20k
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] School Type: Competitive public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 150K-200K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hahahahahahahaha. No.[/li]
[/list][ b]Reflection**
[] Strengths: Extracurricular activities, leadership positions, essay
[] Weaknesses: Grades…senior year was pretty bad too, and maybe generic recs?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess there’s less competition for humanities and social science majors! I honestly have no idea, and I still can’t believe I got in.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ACCEPTED: University of Pittsburg, BU (Honors College), NYU Stern WAITLISTED: University of Chicago, BC, WUSTL, GWU (lol) REJECTED: University of Pennsylvania (ED), USC, Georgetown

[/list][ b]General Comments:** Don’t let a couple of Bs prevent you from applying! Compared to people accepted to Hopkins from my school, the average weighted GPA is 4.92, so I really didn’t expect to get in. I was handed waitlist after waitlist before I finally got in here. Be an optimist during college admissions!

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**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT (breakdown): 28/31 superscore
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A (Weighted: 3.935)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 22/382
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Art History (3)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP US Government, CHS English Comp, Dual Enrollment Western Civ, Honors French IV, Art Portfolio, Ecology
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Junior Artist of the Year, Stellar Student, Distinguished Honor Roll (all school awards) [/li]
[/list]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): National Honors Society, National Art Honors Society (President, Vice President), Get Real (Peer Leader), Library Council, Optimist Club, La Societe Nacional de Francais,
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at United Way
[] Volunteer/Community service: Special Olympics, art projects, Pennies for Patients, ect.
[] Summer Activities: Tufts Summit 2014
[] Essays: Very Strong
[] Teacher Recommendation: Very Strong (one of my teachers went to JH for grad school)
[] Counselor Rec: Very Strong
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Supplementary Material: N/A

[/list]Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
Country (if international applicant): Native of Mexico
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): +100,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li]
[/list]Reflection
[] Strengths: Trilingual (English, Spanish, and conversationally fluent in French), GPA, talent in the arts
[] Weaknesses: ACT
[] Why you think you were accepted: I’m very well rounded for the major (international relations) I applied to.
[] Where else were you accepted: GMU, NYU, American, Fordham, GWU

[/list]**General Comments: **
I didn’t receive FA or merit awards, so I won’t be able to attend, but just being accepted to this university made me insanely happy. I wish everyone the best!

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**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (700 M, 750 CR, 750 W)
[] ACT (breakdown): 33 (36 M, 35 W, 34 R, 28 S)
[] SAT II: 800 MII, 750 Latin
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 UW, 4.79 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parentheses): n/a (not offered at my school)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: H. Greek II, H. Humane Letter IV, H. Calculus II, H. Physics II, Studio Art IV/Drama II, H. Senior Thesis and Defense
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): CAMWS Letter of Commendation 13/14, National Merit Commended[/li]
[/list]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): 4 years-three choirs: Concert, Women’s, Jazz, (Historian on Choir Council), 4 years-Varsity Soccer, member of Improv Troupe (captain last 2 years), 1 year [founded this year]-Latin Reading Club (co-founder), 1 year [founded this year]-Caroling Club (founder), 1 year [first school production ever this year]-Musical Theater (lead in school’s first musical), 2 years-Youth Co-representative on Board of Trustees of a nonprofit, 3 years-Mentoring, 1 year [was disbanded after my first year, didn’t have enough people for the tournament]-Mock Trial.
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: tutoring, mentoring, volunteering at church
[] Summer Activities: thesis preparation, PVCC workshop, shadowing a radiologist, etc.
[] Essays: I’d say 8-9/10, I was told they were good, the Why? essay was one of my best college essays imo.
[] Teacher Recommendation: 8/10?, I couldn’t read them, but I think they were pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: 10/10, couldn’t read, but my other acceptances wrote about how good it was, so very good
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: Was very good, he really liked me and was really happy when I told him I was accepted
[] Supplementary Material: n/a

[/list]Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Charter
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 40,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None really, I applied as a Classics major?[/li]
[/list]Reflection
[] Strengths: Grades, EC’s, essays
[] Weaknesses: Scores I suppose, maybe lack of leadership?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m not sure of anything specific, with how many applicants there were. They must have liked something about me, but who knows?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Willamette, Barrett Honors at ASU, and Skidmore, waitlisted at WashU, rejected at Stanford and Vanderbilt, still waiting on Tufts, Yale, Brown, and Dartmouth.

[/list]**General Comments: ** JHU was much more selective this cycle compared to previous years, and I’m ecstatic to have been accepted. JHU was the first school I was really interested in at the beginning of this process, and I’m pumped that my dream came true. With that being said, it’s still a bit of a crapshoot, and I am so grateful for this opportunity and that I happened to have something they were looking for this year. Though I’m still waiting on a few schools, it is likely I’ll be a blue jay in the fall, and I’m very excited! Congrats to those accepted,and to those rejected or waitlisted, don’t be discouraged, everything happens for a reason and you will end up somewhere absolutely wonderful for you, whether it’s JHU or not. Though I’m posting this, I do agree with @evilisnear9‌ and their sentiment that this website, though albeit sometimes helpful, can be detrimental and cause an excessive amount of stress. Comparing yourself to others will not give a better idea of your chances, really. This process is all about perspective, which can be easily lost along the way. With these schools, all you can really do is put your all into your apps and try your best and hope it works out.

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**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (800 M, 760 CR, 790 W)
ACT (breakdown): NA
SAT II: 800 Bio M, 800 Math II, 800 Chinese, 790 USH
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9-something
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/262 (not reported)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio, Chinese, APUSH, Lang, Comp Sci, Enviro Sci (all 5’s)
IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
Senior Year Course Load: most rigorous
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USABO Honorable Mention (23rd in nation), CONRAD semifinalist, state champ NJ science league (bio II), other state science awards, regional MUN awards

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN (chair of conference committee, VP of club), ACSL (president, qualified for nats), research club (VP, published DNA sequences), track, columbia SHP, NHS (secretary), probably some other minor things
Job/Work Experience: research intern at state university. private tutor.
Volunteer/Community service: nothing extraordinary
Summer Activities: medical intern (9), precollege biomed academy (10), prestigious TASP-like program for my state (11)
Essays: CA was hit/miss. JHU was fine, but nothing outstanding
Teacher Recommendation: all excellent, submitted 3 on accident though…whoops
Counselor Rec: eh
Additional Rec: nope
Interview: nope
Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: lol
Intended Major: bio/premed
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: chinez
Gender: male
Income Bracket: pretty high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): legacy (but idk if jhu is big legacy school…was for grad too)

Reflection

Strengths: test scores, grades, awards, not an antisocial nerd
Weaknesses: just another asian guy
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: probably competitive applicant and legacy pushed me through
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accept: UMich, Cornell (likely), Duke, UCB, CMU, UCLA, UCSD, NYU, Rutgers (full ride)
Waitlist: UChicago, Northwestern
Deferred: Princeton (REA)
Reject: WUSTL, MIT

General Comments: college admissions 2 hard lmao

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**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I: single/only sitting: 2330 --> 800 M, 780 W, 750 CR --> My advice for future applicants: I earned these scores by just taking the SAT practice tests in the SAT Big Blue Book, and, OK I admit this, the only really boring part was I did buy one of those “500 SAT vocabulary words” recommended on Amazon and worked through it. Please don’t feel pressured to pay anyone for SAT preparation/tutoring/classes, etc. They are costly and there are so many books in most local libraries that offer the same information, just be disciplined. You can identify what are your strengths and weaknesses by taking the multitude of tests in that Big Blue Book to see patterns/areas to work through, and save your $$ by not giving it to the supposed experts.
[]ACT: did not take
[] SAT II: single/only sitting: 800 Math 2, 800 Chemistry, 800 French
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a, but top 10%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Calculus BC (5), Chemistry (5), Physics C Mechanics (5), Physics C E&M, French (5)

Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars: Three-season Varsity Athlete, Captain of all of the Science, Math, and French Olympiads/Teams/Clubs in my school, lots of awards including national awards (not Intel or Siemens though) but every activity I did I LOVE for the sake of it, not for a college application
[] Volunteer/Community service: lots and lots, again for the LOVE of it not for a college app
[] Summer Activities: volunteerism and scientific research
[] Essays: Hard to know but I was true to myself and was really happy with them
[] Teacher Recommendation: Did not see but would expect they were strong
[] Counselor Rec: Did not see but would expect it was strong
[] Additional Rec: From my mentor at my research internship
[] Interview: Great individual, really down to earth and made me want to go to Yale even more
[li] Supplementary Material: research poster[/li]
Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[]Intended Major: Biochemistry/Biophysics, French minor
[] Region: New England
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[li] Hooks: none[/li]
Reflection
[] Strengths: I tried to hit it on all fronts: test scores, grades, sports, leadership roles, community service, research
[] Weakness: White middle-class male, not URM or from a geographically UR region (Sorry if this offends anyone, and my condolences to the Asian middle-class male applicant)
[] Why you think you were accepted: Luck, the college process is a crap shoot, and a solid application
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: In addition to getting in RD to Hopkins, I was accepted at Penn (Vagelos Scholars Program in the Molecular Life Sciences), Yale, Brandeis (Justice Brandeis merit scholarship), and RPI (Leadership merit scholarship)
Rejected: RD to Harvard, Princeton
Waitlisted: MIT but doubt I will accept the wait list, as I am more a scientist and humanist than an engineer

General Comments: I am grateful to have some nice options and very glad that this stressful process is over. Wishing you all the best of luck!

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  • Corrected: Interview: Did not have an interview for Hopkins (sorry above was cut/paste from Yale post)
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** Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1970 superscore (1950 in one sitting) 620 R 680 M 670 W
[] ACT (breakdown): 30 C (forgot the breakdown but I know I got a 29 in science and that was my lowest)
[] SAT II: 690 Bio 780 Math I
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 101.2 (no weighted/unweighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 18/375 (top 5%)
[] AP (place score in parentheses): AP Bio (3 - self-reported on common app)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Chem, Honors English, Honors Entrepreneurship, required classes
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none really except all my honor rolls[/li]
[/list][ b]Subjective:**
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Student Government Organization President (grade 12, member 11-12) Student Ambassador (11-12, head SA 12), Family Career Community Leaders of America chapter Vice President (12, member 11-12),Tri-M Music Honor Society Officer (12), Peers Educating Peers Club Officer (11-12, you teach younger students about the dangers of drugs and violence kinda), Chamber Choir Member and Section Leader (10-12), Volleyball (JV Captain 10-11, Varsity 12), Bowling Team (Varsity 11-12) Future Business Leaders of America Club (11-12), Key Club Member (11), Science Leagues and Math Leagues (9-10) *I might have put some of these clubs and organizations under volunteer work on my application
[] Job/Work Experience: Work at a fro-yo shop during school year, work in an office over the summer as a file clerk
[] Volunteer/Community service: Mostly service through my school’s clubs and organizations, I participated/organized some charity events that I might have mentioned in my application
[] Summer Activities: volunteered at a daycare center (summer between 9/10), attended NYLF Medicine (between 11/12)
[] Essays: My Common App essay was on feminism which is a topic I’m really passionate about so I thought it went well; I talked about my experience at my NYLF summer program for my JHU essay; I really didn’t spend a lot of time on the JHU essay and I don’t think it was well-written (I didn’t even have anyone proofread it) but it got the point across effectively
[] Teacher Recommendation: One from my AP Bio teacher: she’s absolutely terrible at writing; I had to fix her grammar mistakes before she sent it in (but I didn’t change what she wrote I swear!!), One from my geometry teacher from when I was a freshman because she knows me very well and she’s not really amazing at writing either but her recommendation was really nice!
[] Counselor Rec: I don’t know what was said but I gave a nice brag sheet to him
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: none
[] Supplementary Material: sold my soul to the devil in exchange for an acceptance; noted on my common app

[/list]Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: medium/large public
[] Ethnicity: hispanic/white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): <$65,000/yr single parent 1 younger sibling, I got a pretty nice grant thank god but I’m still in the process of filling out the CSS profile which might change the amount of money I receive in FA
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): probably my ethnicity/gender combo and the amount of leadership positions I took on. I think my feminism essay probably stuck out too![/li]
[/list]Reflection
[] Strengths: my leadership positions, my apparent work ethic, going to medical forums like NYLF, I’d like to think my essays but I’m not sure
[] Weaknesses: my SAT/ACT scores, the lack of AP/IB courses
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My personality and my work ethic was displayed in everything I submitted
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Case Western (+tuition exchange program $$), Pitt, George Washington, JHU!!!
Waitlisted: UChicago, some not-so-good schools
Rejected: Boston U
Obviously I didn’t apply to a lot of big schools; JHU was a dream school on my list and I honestly never would have thought I had a chance at getting in. I am so proud and so blessed to be able to hashtag #JHU2019

[/list]General Comments:
I hope someone sees this and thinks to themselves that maybe they do have a chance at getting into JHU. I was so surprised when I received my decision! One girl from my school got into JHU last year but is majoring in stats; she had a higher class rank than me, higher SAT scores than me, and she was involved in a lot of extra-curriculars. When she got in, she showed me that where I come from doesn’t determine how far I can go in life. The best thing I did for myself this year was ignoring everything that my family and friends said and applying here to my dream school! (They all thought it would be a waste of my money to apply to a school that was so prestigious and so expensive, but everything worked out, even FA-wise!)

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**Decision: Accepted

School/major: Philosophy

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2010 (590 CR 720 M 700 W)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Chinese with Listening 780, Math 1 720, Math 2 610 (ugh), French 680
ACT (breakdown): 32 Composite (32 English, 35 Math, 30 Reading, 29 Science)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): neither rank nor percentile is used at my school
AP (place score in parentheses): none
Senior Year Course Load: IB English SL, IB French B HL, IB Business and Management SL, IB Math HL, IB Physics SL, IB Economics HL, TOK

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): A representative of an NGO I’m part of at the UN DPI/NGO conference, Student Gov’t VP, TEDx speaker, Creator of a philosophy discussion group
Job/Work Experience: Internship with CEO of an NGO
Summer Activities: Internship with CEO of an NGO
Essays: I think my common app essay was one of my strongest parts of my application. It was one of the best, if not the best, I’ve ever written
Teacher Recommendations: Really good (I know my teachers well, and the two I picked were really good recommendation writers in my school)
Counselor Rec: Pretty good I think (I tried to build a strong relationship with my counselor)

Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: > 100,000

Reflection
Strengths: ACT/SAT subject tests, essay, extracurriculars, recommendations
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I have literally zero idea. I was accepted off the waitlist today, and I thought that I would never get even a decision back! But, it happened, and I’m still in shock.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Applied to: Cornell, JHU, Georgetown, GWU, American University, King’s College London, University of St. Andrews, University of Edinburgh
Accepted to: GWU, King’s College London, University of St. Andrews, University of Edinburgh, American University, JHU
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: The essay is extremely powerful in the application. Make sure to get good enough stats (perfect scores and grades are not necessary) for the school, write a great essay, demonstrate passion in something (I loved what I did in my NGO), and build strong positive relationships with your teachers. I updated my JHU profile with some new things I had been doing, as well as a letter of interest. For the letter, I think that you need to be really specific in why you want to go to JHU. Don’t write something generic like “JHU is has a lot of resources” or “the campus is really nice” or something. And seriously, if you don’t know why you like JHU, why did you apply in the first place? So that’s my biggest tip from a waitlist person.

The waitlist is pretty much a lottery game. I got in probably because someone similar to me decided to not attend. With the acceptance rate of the JHU waitlist a little less than 2% (according to College Kickstart), don’t count on getting in. Find another great school that you love. I’m going to King’s College London, even though I decided to stay on the waitlist. Hang in there for those who are still waiting! You will find and love the school that will love you too.

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Hi - Congrats on getting into JHU. I noticed that you’re from Colorado and also graduated from an IB program. I’m a parent of a 7th grader in Denver and we’re considering an IB program. Did you graduate from any Denver-located schools? If so, which one and do you have any comments about the Littleton High School IB program? Thanks in advance and good luck in college.